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A Family Cursed: The Kissell Dynasty, a Gilded Fortune, and Two Brutal Murders
by Kevin F Mcmurray
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Synopses & Reviews TWO BROTHERS. TWO MURDERS. As boys, Robert and Andrew Kissel competed and excelled. As men, they made millions—Robert in the Asian markets and Andrew in real estate. But a darkness was chasing the brothers down. In November 2003, Robert was murdered in his posh Hong Kong apartment. Two-and-a-half years later, Andrew was found stabbed to death in his Greenwich Connecticut mansion. A CASE THAT SHOCKED THE NATION. Nancy Kissel was charged with murdering her husband Robert, after serving him a milkshake laced with sedatives and then beating him to death with a blunt object. But what happened to Andrew? His marriage was failing, and he faced prison for real estate fraud. Was his death a murder—or suicide? This riveting true story follows the different paths the Kissel brothers took toward the same fate and became A FAMILY CURSED * With 8 pages of compelling photographs * Synopsis: McMurray delivers this account of the lives--and deaths--of brothers Robert and Andrew Kissell. In 2003, Robert was murdered in Hong Kong and his wife Nancy was convicted of the crime. In 2005, Andrew, estranged from his family and facing federal charges of real estate fraud, was found stabbed to death in his Connecticut home. photos. Original. Synopsis: As boys, Robert and Andrew Kissel competed and excelled. As men, they made millions—Robert in the Asian markets and Andrew in real estate. But a darkness was chasing the brothers down. In November 2003, Robert was murdered in his posh Hong Kong apartment. Two-and-a-half years later, Andrew was found stabbed to death in his Greenwich Connecticut mansion. Nancy Kissel was charged with murdering her husband Robert, after serving him a milkshake laced with sedatives and then beating him to death with a blunt object. But what happened to Andrew? His marriage was failing, and he faced prison for real estate fraud. Was his death a murder—or suicide? This riveting true story follows the different paths the Kissel brothers took toward the same fate and became About the Author Kevin F. McMurray is a freelance writer/author whose articles have appeared in The New York Times, the Sunday Times of London, Outside, Men’s Journal, Connecticut Magazine, and others. He is the author of Deep Descent and Dark Descent, two historical-adventure books about notorious shipwrecks . If You Really Loved Me, his first true-crime title, is available from St. Martin’s Paperbacks. Kevin lives in Brewster, New York with his wife and two daughters.
Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780312942014
- Subtitle:
- The Kissell Dynasty, a Gilded Fortune, and Two Brutal Murders
- Author:
- Mcmurray, Kevin F
- Author:
- McMurray, Kevin
- Publisher:
- St. Martin's Press
- Subject:
- Murder
- Subject:
- Murder - General
- Subject:
- China
- Subject:
- Murder - Connecticut - Greenwich
- Subject:
- Murder - China - Hong Kong
- Series:
- St. Martin's True Crime Library
- Publication Date:
- November 2007
- Binding:
- Mass Market Paperbound
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Y
- Pages:
- 260
- Dimensions:
- 6.83x4.25x.77 in. .31 lbs.
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